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*Dama can also be written by using only the 10 numerical digits, as follows: | *Dama can also be written by using only the 10 numerical digits, as follows: | ||
:1 =I, i, e, j | :1 =I, i, e, j [י] | ||
:2 = | :2 =O, o, u, w [ו] | ||
:3 =M, m | :3 =M, m [מ] | ||
:4 = | :4 =T, t, d [ת] | ||
:5 = | :5 =b, B [ב] | ||
:6 = | :6 =A, a [א] | ||
:7 = | :7 =N, n [נ] | ||
:8 = | :8 =g, G, k [ק] | ||
:9 = | :9 =R, r [ר] | ||
:0 = | :0 =S, s [ס] | ||
(This connection of letters to numerical digits has been done by means of sortation; however, there is a notes similarity to Hebrew letters, which are given in the square brackets) | |||
So the 10 digits are quite enough to write the 12 phonemes of Dama Diwan language. | So the 10 digits are quite enough to write the 12 phonemes of Dama Diwan language. | ||
*Such a small number of indispensable digits to represent Dama means we can use only those for Morse code, so if we symbolise a dot by “.” and a dash by “-”, the necessary Morse symbols (by order of brevity, the shorter for the more frequent) are: | *Such a small number of indispensable digits to represent Dama means we can use only those for Morse code, so if we symbolise a dot by “.” and a dash by “-”, the necessary Morse symbols (by order of brevity, the shorter for the more frequent) are: | ||
: . = | : . =2 =O, o, u, w. | ||
: - =1 =I, i, e, j | : - =1 =I, i, e, j | ||
: .. = | : .. =6 =A, a | ||
: -. = | : -. =7 =N, n | ||
: .- =3 =M, m | : .- =3 =M, m | ||
: -- = | : -- =9 =R, r | ||
: ... = | : ... =4 =T, t, d | ||
: -.. = | : -.. =0 =S, s | ||
: .-. = | : .-. =8 =g, G, k | ||
: ..- = | : ..- =5 =b, B | ||
:(In Dama, the difference between I/E, U/O is not phonemic. J and W as phonemes are different, but Dama words only start with CONSONANTS (including J, W), and then there is always a vowel after each consonant with the exception of final N (which is better, but not compulsory, to be pronounced as /ŋ/). Therefore, 14102 can only be JAJON or JAJUN, both correct in Dama; and the same happens with all other Dama words: they can be rendered totally correctly by the use of only the 10 digits, that is with a pad of only 10 digits plus a space key. The connection of the 10 digits to Latin letters is obvious, based on similarity of shape.) | :(In Dama, the difference between I/E, U/O is not phonemic. J and W as phonemes are different, but Dama words only start with CONSONANTS (including J, W), and then there is always a vowel after each consonant with the exception of final N (which is better, but not compulsory, to be pronounced as /ŋ/). Therefore, 14102 can only be JAJON or JAJUN, both correct in Dama; and the same happens with all other Dama words: they can be rendered totally correctly by the use of only the 10 digits, that is with a pad of only 10 digits plus a space key. The connection of the 10 digits to Latin letters is obvious, based on similarity of shape.) | ||
*Dama Braille (described in the last pages of https://www.academia.edu/12434367/theory_history) also uses only 10 symbols and it can be learnt in 3 minutes, while formal Braille has a repertoire of 64 possible signs (with 2 columns of 3 dots for each letter) expandable to 256 possible signs (with 2 columns of 4 dots for each letter, as available in the Segoe UI Symbol font) and requires at least 3 months to be learnt with the quickest teaching course. | *Dama Braille (described in the last pages of https://www.academia.edu/12434367/theory_history) also uses only 10 symbols and it can be learnt in 3 minutes, while formal Braille has a repertoire of 64 possible signs (with 2 columns of 3 dots for each letter) expandable to 256 possible signs (with 2 columns of 4 dots for each letter, as available in the Segoe UI Symbol font) and requires at least 3 months to be learnt with the quickest teaching course. | ||